Driving Privilege Cards set for Delaware undocumented immigrants
Delaware Department of Motor Vehicles Director Scott Vien shows an image of the Driving Privilege Card that will be issued to undocumented Delaware residents who entered the country illegally. The card...
View ArticleRoundup: Haith carries Rider girls past Vikings
Alissa Haith netted a game-high 24 points to pace Caesar Rodney High to a 65-52 victory over Cape Henlopen in Henlopen Conference Northern Division girls’ basketball on Friday night. The win was CR’s...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: It’s OK not to like Christmas
On Christmas Eve, 1930, my Dad’s mom was preparing the traditional vigilia (Christmas Eve dinner), and their home in the Polish neighborhood of Browntown, in Wilmington, was filled with the aroma of...
View ArticleYoung Harrington auctioneer bidding for success
Auctioneer Ethan Simpson, of Harrington, is set up and ready to go for an auction at Wagner’s Water Buffalo Farm in Milford, on Nov. 30. The 20-year-old passed a rigorous 90-hour course to become a...
View ArticleLOCAL ROUNDUP: King-Davis, Holden lead Hens in rally to beat Marist 70-69
Marvin King-Davis had 20 points, Kory Holden added 19 and Delaware rallied from a late 12-point deficit to beat Marist 70-69 on Saturday night. Holden had 16 points in the second half for the Blue Hens...
View ArticleFROM THE SPORTS EDITOR: Teamwork saves life of spectator
The first thing Bob Beron heard were the screams for help. Something was happening in the bleachers at Smyrna High but the Caesar Rodney High athletic director had no idea what. “I just noticed fans...
View ArticleBucs on top at Milford Invitational
13dsn Milford Invitational Wrestling 002 Smyrna junior Cole Sebastianelli gets a pre-match pep talk from head coach Kurt Howell before his 126 pound bout. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers) 13dsn...
View ArticleFrederica man indicted on two counts of robbery
DOVER — A Frederica man is facing two felony first-degree robbery counts after indictment by a Kent County Grand Jury earlier this week. Justin R. Megaha Justin R. Magaha, presumed innocent unless...
View ArticleHome rehab money available
A rehabilitated house in Smyrna. In Delaware, residents of Sussex and Kent counties, minus Dover, with a low to moderate income level are eligible. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers) DOVER — Pam...
View ArticleWill Dover police officer get his job back?
DOVER — Now acquitted of a criminal assault charge, what’s next for Cpl. Thomas Webster? On Tuesday a jury unanimously decided the Dover Police officer acted within job duties when his kick broke a...
View ArticleDNA lab plays vital role for military families
DNA analyst Lalani Palmer prepares her lab space inside the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES) facilities at Dover Air Force Base. The Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory provides...
View ArticleWriter weaves Delaware’s story through its governors
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, left, joins past governors Ruth Ann Minner, Dale Wolf and Mike Castle to celebrate the second edition release of Roger A. Martin’s book, “A History of Delaware through its...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Federal government threatening states over refugees
Gov. Jack Markell, when did I ever say it was OK to let refugees, only if they’re Christians, into Delaware, and when did I ever state that I was willing to rewrite what was on the Statue of Liberty,...
View ArticleCourt OKs proposed Eden Hill project
This is a rendering of what the proposed Center at Eden Hill sub-acute rehabilitation facility in Dover will look like upon completion. (Submitted photo/Center at Eden Hill) DOVER — On Tuesday, the...
View ArticleMobile devices can tap into snow plow locations
SMYRNA –– This year DelDOT is making it easier to know when snow plows will be clearing your road with the addition of the Snow Plow Tracking feature to the DelDOT app available on both Apple and...
View ArticleClayton man held in murder of wife, mother-in-law
SMYRNA — The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit have arrested a 66-year-old Clayton man in the double homicide of his estranged wife and mother-in-law that occurred east of Smyrna Sunday morning....
View ArticleLOCAL ROUNDUP: Wesley men continue to struggle with loss to Elon
The Wesley College men’s basketball team continued its string of tough games, falling to NCAA Division I Elon, 106-77, on Sunday afternoon. Jordan Johnson and Rasahn Brinkley led the Wolverines (1-6)...
View ArticleRoundup: Wesley QB Callahan wins All-America honors
Wesley College quarterback Joe Callahan was selected to the AFCA Division III Coaches’ All-America team on Monday. The American Football Coaches Association has selected an All-America team since 1945....
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: What do Sen. Blevins and President Obama have in common?
“Mr. Smith has overcome his burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the continued existence of the charges constitutes a Manifest Injustice. Mr. Smith’s averment in support of his...
View ArticleRavens aim to prove they can compete in boys’ hoops
St. Thomas More junior Corey Gordon, right, is averaging 10 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game. The Ravens (3-1) have already come a long way since Gordon’s freshman year when they finished just...
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